Elvira Mistress of the Night

December 7th, 2017

AUTHOR | LAUREN SISNEROS

Well hello, guys and ghouls and lovers of makeup and macabre! I
have something pretty cool to try out for you! I have, in my
hands, the official Elvira Mistress of the Dark makeup palette by
Lunatick Cosmetic Labs. A palette created by and for none other
than The Elvira, for the 35th anniversary of the movie Mistress of
the Dark. Now, I am an Elvira die hard, so if my beloved
Cassandra Peterson put out something mediocre, I don’t know
how my cold, black heart could take it. Elvira puts her personal
stamp of approval through her company Queen “B” Productions.
No merchandise with her likeness gets sold without her approval,
so things seem promising.
Let’s start off with the packaging. It’s pretty spot on. It is a small
coffin-shaped palette, (adorable) with Elvira in her iconic pose
lying on it. The mirror on the inside is Elvira’s dagger. While I
love it the idea of the dagger for the mirror, it is unpractical. The
mirror is very small, and pretty much feels like a “just for
aesthetics” addition, so if you plan on using this regularly for
checking or applying makeup, this is going to prove challenging.
There are also little pop-ups of a candelabra and a spider web,
fitting and a nice added touch of flare.
The palette comes with five eyeshadows and one blush color.
The eyeshadow colors are; Aunt Morgana, a slightly shimmery
light wine; Battitude, a matte turquoise; Macabre, a slightly
shimmery red; Unpleasant Dreams, a matte black; and Bone, a
matte white. The blush is a matte dusty rose/peach called Super
Unleaded; which I use a lot as a transition shade. You can
basically use this palette to create Elvira’s iconic look, which is
exactly what an Elvira themed palette should do!
The color pay off is pretty decent, Unpleasant Dreams (black)
and Bone (white) seem the most pigmented, but they all perform
better with a primer or base before the shadow. All the shades
are a little on the chalky side, but not incredibly so that it can’t be
worked around easily. I would not suggest foiling these shadows
as they all have a matte base and will not work well when wet.
The shadows blended together nicely, however they tend to lose
color, especially Battitude (turquoise) if worked too much. My
suggestion is to use ones ring finger to apply the blue shadow
after all others as you will get less fallout, and the color will
appear more intense. (The ring finger is the weakest finger
making it the best for working around the delicate eyes).
The palette cost $35, and I’d say it’s a fair price for the quality of
the product. Elvira didn’t “wow” me, but she also didn’t let me
down. Currently, the palette is still available from Lunatick
Cosmetic Labs.
Personally, I love this palette, I think every Elvira fan should get
this. I’m thinking about ordering another one, just to keep on my
Elvira Shrine. Hopefully, you get your Mistress of the Dark fix
soon!
Unpleasant Dreams.